During my first few days with the Amazon Echo Dot Max, my general feeling was, “well, it’s definitely an Amazon Echo.” That’s not a bad thing, mind you; having a reliable Alexa speaker in my living ...

Amazon pulls out some new tricks for the new Echo Dot with Clock and the Echo Dot Kids. Find out if they're worth preordering. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based ...

A Mashable Choice Award is a badge of honor, reserved for the absolute best stuff we’ve tested and loved. Even though the Dot is the cheapest Echo device in the lineup, it's still a surprisingly ...

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For audio, the Echo Dot Max has powerful sound that adapts to the room it’s in, using Omnisense technology. It has deeper bass and much clearer sounds, and as is the case with Amazon’s Echo Dot ...